Denis O’Brien on track to make over €100m profit in sale of Beacon Hospital
Deal marks further shrinking of businessman’s empire as Australian financial services giant Macquarie to pay €400m for facility
Communicorp
Issue more digital radio licences to broaden listener choice, alternative station urges
8radio.com celebrates 10th birthday with call for more recognition of niche channels
Success, scandal and distraction: the business world’s winners and losers of 2021
In a sequel to 2020 no one wanted, some thrived, some slumped and some were unlucky
Exit Denis, enter Yvonne: 2021 saw one Irish media era end and another begin
A screen production boom and funding policy impasse marked the industry’s year
Ireland has become Facebook’s ‘launderette’ for tax avoidance, Denis O’Brien claims
Irish businessman criticises social media giant for facilitating the growth of ‘anarchy’
Media organisations banning journalists will be in breach of licence – SF Bill
Bill came about after Communicorp banned Irish Times and Currency journalists
Upbeat Bauer bids to reverse radio fortunes and ‘bring new things’ to listeners
Former Communicorp group will explore subscriptions in future, says Paul Keenan
Ban on Irish Times contributors lifted by Bauer radio group with immediate effect
Move follows completion of deal to buy Communicorp from Denis O’Brien
What will Bauer do with the Irish radio stations it picks up from Denis O’Brien?
Family-owned German media giant will soon complete deal to buy Communicorp
Communicorp sale clears final regulatory hurdle
Deal marks the end of businessman Denis O’Brien’s involvement in Irish media
Elaine Geraghty: Film studio boss on a content boom and the need for escapism
Interview: It’s a ‘full-on and fantastic’ time for the new CEO of Ardmore and Troy
Irish billionaires see a sharp rise in their fortunes
Among the gainers are Denis O’Brien, Eugene Murtagh and Dermot Desmond
How will Denis O’Brien’s departure change the Irish media landscape?
Hugh Linehan: The era of moguls has run its course; European conglomerates have arrived
Denis O’Brien’s decades of investment in Irish media gained him almost nothing
Forays into Irish newspapers and radio have caused magnate nothing but grief
Pat Kenny is fuming – and it’s not because of his property dispute
Radio: Host tires of Charlie McConalogue’s vagueness as Ministers fudge pandemic plans
‘Ireland is a great country, but we can’t help ourselves being nasty to people sometimes’
Denis O’Brien says he is delighted with ‘very big offer’ Communicorp received
Denis O’Brien’s media departure: ‘No politician will shed any tears’
Politicians say O’Brien’s involvement in any issue tended to draw negative attention
Timeline: Denis O’Brien’s lengthy and costly career in Irish media
It started and ended with radio, but it was news publishing that cost the most
Denis O’Brien’s Communicorp agrees €100m-plus sale to Bauer Media Audio
Employees informed of deal as billionaire exits Irish media market
Several senior management staff leaving Joe.ie company
Staff at ex-Maximum Media websites Joe.ie and Her.ie told at weekend of CEO’s exit
BAI launches sustainability network for broadcasting sector
Broadcasters can help shape a greener and more inclusive future, regulator says
Covid-19 crisis prompted huge surge in radio listenership, first figures show
Morning Ireland, Liveline and Sunday with Miriam among shows securing massive gains
Communicorp appoints Simon Myciunka as new CEO
Radio group’s commercial director will succeed Adrian Serle
'Dermot and Dave's Dermot Whelan's meditation tool
Capering presenter discusses mindfulness as Andrea Gilligan hits a groove on her show
Elaine Geraghty appointed chief of Ardmore Studios and Troy Studios
Screen Producers Ireland chief has 30 years’ experience in audiovisual and media sector
Johnny Ronan drops Tara St hotel plan
Seen & Heard: Danske’s tracker challenge and Repak drops opposition to bottle return scheme
Fintan O’Toole: Newstalk’s Irish Times ban is a classic case of ‘cancel culture’
Cancel culture isn’t new, just a new term for an old concept of cynical hypocrisy
Denis O’Brien forced to lift hood on Digicel in debt restructuring
Companies linked to businessman received almost $134m in 3½ years
Irish Times cuts senior manager and editor pay by up to 30%
Temporary measures announced in response to Covid-19 crisis
Business Post cuts pay for staff by up to 15%
Newspaper group becomes latest media company to respond to Covid-19 crisis
Read all about it: young people are willing to pay for news online
Study shows that more people open to paying for news with the young especially keen
Media sector braces for further layoffs and cutbacks
Local newspapers heavily hit by crisis as advertising revenues ‘fall off cliff’
Coronavirus: Journal Media to cut pay by up to 20 per cent
Business website Fora.ie to be closed and sports site the42.ie to be scaled back
Communicorp cuts pay by up to 25% at its radio stations
Pay cuts due to Covid crisis but no plans for job cuts, Newstalk and Today FM owner says
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